Parties and Elections in Europe

ESTONIA

Legislative elections: Riigikogu, 4-year term, 5% threshold, party-list proportional representation system

· President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves (SDE) · Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip (RE) · Government: RE, IRL

Party		Ideology, Affiliation, Founding		2011	Seats	2007	Seats
	Eesti Reformierakond (RE) Estonian Reform Party	Liberalism	ELDR, LI 1994	28,6%	33	27,8%	31
	Eesti Keskerakond (K) Estonian Centre Party	Centrism	ELDR 1991	23,3%	26	26,1%	29
	Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit (IRL) Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	Conservatism; Christian democracy	EPP, CDI, IDU 2006	20,5%	23	17,9%	19
	Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) Social Democratic Party	Social democracy; Third Way	PES, SI 1996 (hist. 1907)	17,1%	19	10,6%	10
	Eestimaa Rohelised (ER) Greens of Estonia	Green politics; Centrism	EGP, GG 2005	3,8%	-	7,1%	6
	Eestimaa Rahvaliit (ERL) People's Union of Estonia	Agrarianism	- 2000	2,1%	-	7,1%	6
Others		-	-	4,6%	-	3,4%	-
Total		-	-	-	101	-	101
Turnout				62,9%		61,0%